Re: Windows XP Home, Slave Hard Drive

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michael_fett@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Windows XP Home. I had a hard drive go bad,(bad sector). Bought a new hard drive and reinstalled the operating system on the new one. I keep the old hard drive as a slave. When I try and access the files on the old hard drive (C:\documents and Setting\USER ACCOUNT) I get an access denied prompt. There is no security tab to change the permissions. How does one accomplish this?

Take ownership of the files.

Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP [Q308421] - http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421
How Do I Get the Security tab in Folder Properties? - http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_security_tab.htm


Malke
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